This week, in an incomprehensible show of ignorance, Natural England granted a license for a Northumbrian gamekeeper to lethally control “up to 10 Buzzards” to protect non-native pheasant poults. This appalling announcement comes less...

The campaign to ban driven grouse shooting began because the pastime is incompatible with the salvation of hen harriers in particular and the protection of raptors in general. Driven grouse shooting requires intensive...

Northern Ireland. Home to George Best, Giants Causeway, miles of picturesque coastal scenery and the trail of the HMS Titanic. Recently, I had the fortune to visit Northern Ireland for the first time,...

If we were to look back through the fictitious history book that is published in my imagination, titled ‘Past Conservation Issues of the UK’, where all conservation issues that were previously a problem were documented, there...

Operation Raptor! It sounds like it could be the next Hollywood blockbuster, with explosive actions scenes, car chases and enough explosions to last a lifetime. Unfortunately, Operation raptor will not be hitting our...